The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-18

| The Globe Democrat recently pub
| lished interviews with q number o
leading cattle men which throw q grea
deal of light on the depression of tn,
live stock market. Nearly all of tn,
large cattle companies, these interview
state, have been operating on borrow
ed capital. For two years past there
has been no profit in the business. Ow
lug to the present stringency the banks
are obliged to call In their money. Ii
order then to meet these demands the
cattle men are obliged to put every
hoof on the market. Some Of them, il
is stated, are even shipping In theil
calves. Besides lthis on some of thu
| greatest Texas and New Mexico ranges
the dry weather has cut the grass *
short that it seems impossible that cat
tie could live through the winter and
30 the owners Of those ranges are put
ting their stock on the market. All
these causes combine to depress the
present low prices. They make it evi.
dent also that In . very short time
prices are bound to advance, With
the ranges swept barer than they have
been. for years. it is inevitable that the
demand for the next season will find
but an inadequate supply and the price
will necessarily be forced up. It was
the opinion Of every one of those inter.
viewed that, after the present glut ID
ended, cattle will be valuable property.
At their meeting last Friday night
the A. o. U. w. determined to hold q
Fair during the coming holidays. The
Fair will be opened by q Christmas
tree and entertainment on Christmas
eve, and every evening Of the follow.
ing week Sunday Of course excepted)
there will be some sort Of entertain
ment, after much the manner of the
Fairs formerly given by the 6. A. r.
Post. An executive committee was ap-
pointed to take charge, composed as
follows: w. III. Mcclure, w. p. North
rup, J. W. Deleplain, d. Robinson,
W. J. Ihrig, A. E. Wright, d. b. D.
Shelter, J. E. Henderson, Frank
Knapp. J. p. Duncan, Eli Wharton,
Glenn Kreuter and E. J. Thayer. This
committee will meet next Tuesday and
start things moving. We are glad the
Workmen have decided to undertake
this enterprise, as it will assure lola
her usual lively holiday season.
The REGISTER was surprised and
delighted, although somewhat embar-
assed, to receive q call last Tuesday az
ternoon from the corps Of teachers of
the Humboldt schools, who were in
the city, under the escort of VIM. Cum
ningham, president of the school board,
for the purpose of paying fraternal
visit to our own schools. 1t is long
time since our modest sanctum enclosed
so much beauty and brains 1.-THE gen.
tlemen Of the corps are remarkably
handsome and the ladies are noted for
their talent) and the courtesy Of the
visit is deeply appreciated. The fol-
lowing composed the party: VIM.
Cunningham and wife, Prof. c. H.
Harris and wife, Mr.. J. F. Flynn, Mr..
J. E. Scroggs, Miss Braucht, Mrs.
Miss Gallagher, Miss Cow
derry, Miss Percy and Miss Chambers.
Has the REGISTER ever done you a
favor? Has it ever printed something
that benefited or helped you especial
ly? Has it printed an advertisement
or published some notice for you
gratis? Has it come to you every week
whether your subscription was paid in
advance or not? II it has done any or
all of these things. can't you say a
good word for it some time and per-
suade somebody to take it who is not
now q subscriber? 1t is pretty hard
to return good for evil; but
almost any sort of Christian ought
to be willing to return good for good.
By way of answer to Secretary La
mars letter. printed elsewhere in this
paper, Mr.. Sparks has written long
letter to the President, defending his
policy" raving against the railroads,
accusing Lamar of being the
hired tool of the corporations and clos
ing by rendering his resignation-the
only act of his administration for
which he will receive the profound
thanks of all the people. The resigna.
ton will doubtless be accepted and the
will be finally rid of most
obnoxious and pestiferous denagogue.
An item has been going the rounds
Of the papers for sometime to the effect
that Galloway COW was to be taken
to the signal station on top of Pixies
Peak and kept there this winter. The
Pixies Peak Herald punctures the
pleasant story as follows: "We are az
sured by those in authority that the
above is quite correct, with one excep-
ton. The cow will be packed upon
burros. in sections, and MIXED with q
as has been the custom
Our inside pages will be found un-
usually interesting this week, contain
ing in addition to the usual matter, q
full account of the execution of the an
archists together with their pictures
and history Of their crime, election
returns from all the states and the let
Ter of Secretary Lamar, part of which
will be found also on our last page.
The readers of this issue of the REEFS
TER will be thoroughly posted on the
current history of the world.
AS noted in another colum the
farmers in every part of the county
will soon be waited on by a committee
10 solicit subscription to stock Of the
Allen County Fair Association. The
REGISTER hopes that these commit |
ICES will meet with q ready response.
It is the farmers who will be mainly
by the Fair which this Asso- |
:iation is organized to conduct and as
l matter of self interest they should
AXE hold of the matter zealously and
AIRY 1t 10 success.
The Greenfield, Ind, Republican
r. NJ. Lynn, editor) notes the death, |
It Franklin, of Daniel Covert, which
one day last week. 'Uncle
Dan" will be we'll remembered by
many of our citizens as he was for !